I have no idea how he will do. Watched him play several times on tv the last couple of years (keep an eye on my old high school when I can).

Runs a lot more like Michel than Chubb, has really quick feet and elusiveness in the open field. Tries to slide along the line if the hole isn’t there looking for cutback. Will pop it outside (a little too often IMHO) Can stiff arm. Thing is, I don’t think i ever saw a game when he wasn’t about the fastest guy on the field and he could just run right by anyone. Have no idea what he will look like vs SEC size and speed.

On the down side, he doesn’t know much at all about running a route out of the backfield, and I don’t remember him ever being held in the backfield for blitz pickup. Will also need to secure the ball much better in SEC.

On the bright side of ball security, never fumbled in his entire HS career. Of course, he never got hit from behind either, so…

I watched him the last 2 years from my post on the WA chain crew. He ran over some overmatched DBs who tried to tackle him in the secondary. Not sure he has the lower body strength of Chubb but he is a very good RB. Wouldn’t be suprised if he became 2016’s version of 2014 Chubb.

I eat lunch with a guy who played for Dooley and went on to play for Baltimore. He says the step from high school to college is the biggest step as far as adjustment to size and speed. A 4 or 5 star high school player may not face another player with his physical ability more than 2 or 3 times in their whole high school career. They are usually not only the best player on their team, they are quite often the best player on the field on either team. When they get to college, most of the time they are not even the best player at their position.

High school stud running backs are usually fast enough to outrun the defense to the sideline and turn up field for a big gain. They don’t have to have patience to wait on the blocking to develop or to have the vision to see the hole and/or cutback lane, their speed is their weapon. At the SEC level, the linebackers are as fast as the running backs. I hope he turns out to be another great one but as someone once said “they all look good in shorts and helmets”.

I like to see a defensive player or 2 get knockdown out of their senses by the boxer-RB hybrid while trying to defend the rushing Evander (apologies for my auto correct), oops I meant Elijah. A stretch arm may feel like a hit by a southpaw, LOL.

Noticed in the practice videos that the rb order is #27,#22,#30,and #13. Crowder’s legs are ever bit as impressive as Holyfield’s arms. Looks like we are going with those four in the rotation until Sony gets back.

Late last fall when the RB woes began to sink in it was strange how no one seemed to realize that this young man was coming. Yes, there are unknowns surrounding plenty of positions, but the kids coming in are the real deal, if you will……

Quote Of The Day

“I’m thrilled for this day to get here, and I’m excited to find out how a lot of these new guys learn. These practices are not easy, and the idea is to create adversity for your team and find out who your leaders are.” — Kirby Smart, Chattanooga Times Free Press, 8/1/17